Senior Paralegal
Jackson, MSFull Time On-Site$65k–$72kPosted May 26, 2026
Senior Paralegal
Employment Type: Full Time, Mid-Level
Department: Legal
CGS is seeking a Senior Paralegal to join our team supporting the legal mission of a large federal agency in Jackson, MS. This position will allow candidates to demonstrate expertise in providing litigation support tasks like legal research, legal drafting, and administrative support to multiple attorneys.
CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.
Job Duties:
- Preparing substantive legal documents such as motions, writs of execution, garnishments, and other legal filings necessary to carry out post-judgment debt collection actions for debts owed to the United States Government.
- Conducting interviews with debtors, employers, and agency officials to determine the effectiveness of legal actions against debtors in default.
- Monitor and analyze credit information and public records related to debtor assets and liabilities, review and summarize debtor financial information, and recommend appropriate legal actions to Assistant U.S. Attorneys.
- Researching, analyzing, and summarizing legal precedents, preparing legal digests, processing debt collection claims referred by client agencies, and making decisions regarding debt compromise, write-offs, and referrals back to originating agencies.
- Tracking case progress, ensuring legal pleadings, reports, correspondence, and other documentation are completed and submitted within established deadlines.
- Two-year paralegal degree or a four-year degree with an additional paralegal certificate.
- Valid United States driver’s license and reliable transportation as well as being able to pass a security clearance background check.
- Experience with tracing assets, seizing assets, enforcing judgment liens, and proficiency in word processing applications.
- Accounting background and experience using online legal research tools such as Westlaw or LexisNexis (preferred).
- Preparing substantive legal documents such as motions, writs of execution, garnishments, and other legal filings necessary to carry out post-judgment debt collection actions for debts owed to the United States Government.
- Conducting interviews with debtors, employers, and agency officials to determine the effectiveness of legal actions against debtors in default.
- Monitor and analyze credit information and public records related to debtor assets and liabilities, review and summarize debtor financial information, and recommend appropriate legal actions to Assistant U.S. Attorneys.
- Researching, analyzing, and summarizing legal precedents, preparing legal digests, processing debt collection claims referred by client agencies, and making decisions regarding debt compromise, write-offs, and referrals back to originating agencies.
- Tracking case progress, ensuring legal pleadings, reports, correspondence, and other documentation are completed and submitted within established deadlines.
- Two-year paralegal degree or a four-year degree with an additional paralegal certificate.
- Valid United States driver’s license and reliable transportation as well as being able to pass a security clearance background check.
- Experience with tracing assets, seizing assets, enforcing judgment liens, and proficiency in word processing applications.
- Accounting background and experience using online legal research tools such as Westlaw or LexisNexis (preferred).